domestic violence

Thane, February 26 Police in Thane have registered a case against a man and his family members for allegedly harassing his pregnant wife for dowry and assaulting her, leading to a miscarriage, officials said on Thursday.The victim, from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, got married to...

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), February 25 A 30-month-old girl is alleged to have been killed by her mother and her live-in partner, and her body was buried on the banks of the Swarnamukhi River in the Tirupati district, a police official said on Wednesday.The woman, identified as Ashalatha, had...

New Delhi, February 25 A man allegedly slit the throats of his wife, who was two months pregnant, and their three daughters at their residence in a northern area of the national capital, with police suspecting that his preference for a son may be behind the killings, officials said.First...

Sultanpur (UP), February 25 The body of a 40-year-old man was found hanging from a ceiling hook inside his locked house here on Wednesday, police said.Circle Officer (Jaisinghpur) R K Chaturvedi said that preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, identified as Ashok Yadav (40), had...

Gorakhpur (UP), February 25 A woman allegedly killed her three-year-old stepdaughter with an axe and was arrested after being chased for nearly a kilometre by villagers, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Pooja, had married Triveni Maurya (40) about a month ago. Maurya's first...

New Delhi, February 25 – A horrific quadruple murder has shaken the Samaypur Badli area of outer Delhi after a woman and her three minor children were found with their throats slit on Wednesday morning. Police have identified her husband, Munchun Kewat, as the prime suspect. He is currently at...

Hyderabad, February 24 A 21-year-old woman is alleged to have killed her two-month-old son on Tuesday, reportedly after becoming distressed by the infant's continuous crying, police said.The baby's father, a construction site worker, told police that he returned home around 11 am and found his...

Kochi, February 24 A case has been registered against a 32-year-old man for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq over the phone and subjecting his wife to cruelty, police said on Tuesday.The case was registered on Monday at the Muvattupuzha police station under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

New Delhi, February 23 A 35-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Delhi's Rohini area after she had consumed alcohol, police said on Monday.The woman, a resident of Rohini, approached the Vijay Vihar police station on Monday and filed a complaint against the accused, who...

Ayodhya, February 23 – Responding to the Taliban’s new penal code concerning atrocities against women and children in Afghanistan, spiritual leaders on Monday condemned the move, saying they are deeply saddened by the cruelty inflicted on mothers, women, and children in the name of religion...

New Delhi, February 23 – CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday criticized Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, stating that whatever happened at the university was entirely her responsibility and accusing her of damaging one of India’s premier...

Lucknow, February 23 – Prominent Muslim clerics in India have strongly condemned the Taliban's new penal code in Afghanistan, which reportedly legalizes domestic violence, calling it a blatant misuse of religion and a violation of Islamic principles. The law, which allows husbands to beat their...

New Delhi, February 23 – The Taliban’s new domestic violence code, which allows women to be beaten as long as their bones do not break, has sparked widespread outrage in India. Critics describe it as an “attack on basic human dignity” and a chilling reminder of the dangers when power and...

Bhubaneswar, February 22 An officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) has been booked in Bhubaneswar on allegations of raping a woman, police said on Sunday.The case has been registered under Section 64 of the BNS on the basis of a complaint filed at the Saheednagar police station in the...

Gurugram, February 22 Days after a 19-year-old woman from Tripura was hospitalised in a serious condition following an assault by her live-in partner, police on Sunday said that the accused also burned her private parts using sanitizer and filmed her nude.The woman’s mother alleged that the...

Mumbai, February 21 – Actress Adrija Roy, who portrays Rahi Kapadia in the popular show "Anupamaa", spoke about the ongoing storyline of male domestic violence in the drama.Adrija said that she is extremely proud to be a part of a show that doesn't shy away from bringing sensitive and rarely...

New Delhi, February 21 A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly pushing his 35-year-old wife to her death from the first floor of their residence in northeast Delhi, police said.Information about the incident was received around 12.30 am on Saturday from the GTB Hospital that a woman was...

Ramanagara (Karnataka), February 21 A 21-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband, who smashed her head with a stone, suspecting her infidelity, police said on Saturday.According to police, the incident took place in Kullegowdanapalya, under the jurisdiction of the Kaggalipura...

Gurugram, Feb 20 A 19-year-old female student was brutally beaten up by her live-in partner here and was admitted to AIIMS Delhi in a critical condition, police said on Friday.Police have arrested the accused, identified as Shivam (19), a resident of Delhi.The victim, originally from North...

Hyderabad, February 19 A 25-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with a hammer by a rejected lover in this town of Telangana on Thursday after she reportedly began avoiding him, police said.The woman, a final-year law student from Hyderabad, had gone to her sister’s house in Suryapet when the...